Reposted by Efan ap IforEfan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026nation.cymru/opinion/rest...nation.cymruRestoring our names is about restoring ourselvesCampau Celtaidd Cymru We at Campau Celtaidd Cymru were delighted to read the recent Nation.Cymru article about a London-born Welshman choosing to adopt the historical Welsh form of his surname. At fir... 012
Reposted by Efan ap IforEfan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 12/07/2026nation.cymru/opinion/equa...nation.cymruEquality Means Being Able to Live Your Life in WelshEfan Ap Ifor For decades, Wales has debated the Welsh language through the lens of education. We count speakers, celebrate the growth of Welsh-medium schools and measure language use in public life. B... 001
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 12/07/2026nation.cymru/opinion/equa...nation.cymruEquality Means Being Able to Live Your Life in WelshEfan Ap Ifor For decades, Wales has debated the Welsh language through the lens of education. We count speakers, celebrate the growth of Welsh-medium schools and measure language use in public life. B... 001
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026nation.cymru/opinion/rest...nation.cymruRestoring our names is about restoring ourselvesCampau Celtaidd Cymru We at Campau Celtaidd Cymru were delighted to read the recent Nation.Cymru article about a London-born Welshman choosing to adopt the historical Welsh form of his surname. At fir... 012
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 14/05/2026This Union is on borrowed time. Independence is Wales' future. Join YesCymru to help us make it happen www.yes.cymru/join 0189
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 28/01/2026The cynical part of me thinks something feels off with this. Feels like something Reform would do to manufacture a way to attack “the nats” because Reform aren’t getting the traction they thought they would in Merthyr. If it is genuine it says something about the mood here. 000
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Merthyr heddi. @nation.cymru @bbccymruwales.bsky.social 010
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 26/11/2025www.independent.ie/entertainmen...independent.ieFirst ever multilingual animated Christmas film to be aired in Irish and WelshIrish language TV channel TG4 has co-produced a new animated Christmas film in collaboration with BBC Northern Ireland and Welsh language station S4C in a first-of-its-kind collaboration. 011
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 10/11/2025Swydd | Job: Administrator | Gweinyddwr YesCymru are seeking a highly organised and motivated Administrator to support our day-to-day operations. Mae YesCymru'n chwilio am Gweinyddwr trefnus ac ymroddedig i gefnogi ein gweithgareddau dydd-i-ddydd. Details | Manylion 👉 www.yes.cymru 033
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 14/07/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMet Office: Extreme weather the UK's new normalThe UK has a notably different climate compared with just a few decades ago, the Met Office says. 000
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Helpwch rhieni Merthyr gyda’u ymgyrch i cael Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg yn Merthyr! Help Merthyr parents with their campaign to have a Welsh mediun Secondary school! #Cymraeg #Welsh chng.it/M6VBmXwSwrchng.itSign the PetitionWelsh Medium Secondary School for Merthyr Tudful! 000
Reposted by Efan ap IforNationCymru @nation.cymru · 03/06/2025With the news of yet another rail scheme being classed as an England and Wales project, we decided to take a look at the political injustices Wales has suffered through history - events which have shaped Welsh identity, politics, and resistancenation.cymruThe greatest political injustices inflicted on WalesWith the news that a multi-billion pound rail project between Oxford and Cambridge will be classed as an England and Wales scheme, the spotlight has once again turned on the treatment Wales receives f... 24016
Reposted by Efan ap IforOwen Williams @owswills.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Can Wales be independent now, please? This is utterly obscene. 0133
Reposted by Efan ap IforCampau Celtaidd Cymru @campauceltaidd.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Mae Bando yn ôl! Am ddiwrnod! Gêm gyntaf bando yng Nghymru ers dros ganrif! Diolch o galon i Ysgol Y Ferch o’r Sgêr, Ysgol Rhosafan ac Ysgol Bro Ogwr - Roeddech chi’n anghygoel a chi wedi bod rhan o rhywbeth hanesyddol ym Mharc Margam heddiw! 043
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 30/05/2025youtu.be/5ziSvAWMB7Eyoutu.beSeven Children: Danny Dorling and Jane Davidson at the Hay Festival 2025YouTube video by Danny Dorling 000
Reposted by Efan ap IforOwen Williams @owswills.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Dear @lewisgoodall.com, There is no single “British politics.” There are four parliaments, four mandates, four realities. Pretending that the only one that matters is Westminster isn’t analysis – it’s erasure. nation.cymru/opinion/this...nation.cymruThis isn’t a Union. It’s a monologueOwen Williams On a recent episode of The News Agents, Lewis Goodall dismissed the idea that Westminster politics is too adversarial. “The essence of politics is division,” he said. “Especially in our ... 0113
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 22/05/2025YesCymru is proud to host the 2025 International Commission for European Citizens (ICEC) conference in Cardiff on Saturday, July 5th, at the Old Library. 2167
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Hoffwn i gysylltu â arbennigwr enwau Cymraeg (Hanes, Etymoleg a System Patronymig). Oes unrhywun sy’n gallu cysylltu â fi gyda rhywun, neu awgrymu rhywun? Diolch! @martinjohnes.bsky.social #Cymraeg 010
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 04/05/2025There is something very depressing about someone called Owain representing a party like Reform in Wales. nation.cymru/news/reform-...nation.cymruReform UK takes seat in second Welsh council following by-electionLewis Smith – Local Democracy reporter Reform UK have won a seat on a second Welsh council following a by-election in south Wales. The by-election was held for the Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr wa... 020
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 04/05/2025This map tells a clear story: Reform is gaining serious ground, in both Labour & Tory heartlands. Reform polling 3rd for #Senedd2025 as well. Whatever your views, it’s clear the political landscape is changing & substance appears irrelevant. #LocalElections #Senedd2025 #Politics 100
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 02/05/2025www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...justgiving.comHelp raise £1200 to bring a “little bit of Wales” to Patagonia via this Project – JustGiving CrowdfundingIʼm raising money to bring a “little bit of Wales” to Patagonia via this Project. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page. 000
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 03/04/2025🚨 HISTORIC MOMENT FOR WALES! 🚨 A new poll commissioned by YesCymru has revealed that 41% of people in Wales now support independence—the highest level EVER recorded! 📈🔥 Momentum is building. The tide is turning. The people of Wales are ready to shape their own future. 02616
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 03/04/2025🚨 NEWYDDION SYFRDANOL I GYMRU! 🚨 Mae 72% o bobl 25-34 oed yn dweud y byddant yn cefnogi Annibyniaeth mewn refferendwml! 🏴🔥 Y genhedlaeth yma sy’n arwain y frwydr dros ddyfodol disglair, dewr, ac annibynnol! Mae Cymru’n haeddu gwell. Mae Cymru’n haeddu Annibynniaeth. 02213
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 08/04/2025🚨 GAME-CHANGER FOR WALES! 🚨 An amazing 49% of 18-64 year olds say YES to an independent Wales! 🏴🔥 Wales' future is bright, bold, and independent! The momentum is ours.🏴 2158
Reposted by Efan ap IforEfan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 17/03/2025justgiving.com/crowdfunding...justgiving.comHelp raise £2500 to Revive Traditional Amateur Welsh Sports at the Urdd Eisteddfod/Adfer Campau Amatur Traddodiadol Cymreig yn ystod Eisteddfod yr UrddIʼm raising money to Revive Traditional Amateur Welsh Sports at the Urdd Eisteddfod/Adfer Campau Amatur Traddodiadol Cymreig yn ystod Eisteddfod yr Urdd. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page. 033
Reposted by Efan ap IforWill Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Wales is getting screwed over by the Treasury (again). A deliberate decision has robbed public sector bodies in Wales of money while protecting those in England. This is fiddly but really outrageous. You can either watch the video or read below... [Thread] 712574
Reposted by Efan ap IforCampau Celtaidd Cymru @campauceltaidd.bsky.social · 06/04/2025nation.cymru/feature/the-...nation.cymruThe movement to revive the ancient games of WalesSteve Parker In the heart of Wales, a movement is stirring to revive the forgotten games of the nation, breathing life into a rich sporting tradition that once defined communities. Campau Celtaidd Cym... 022
Reposted by Efan ap IforNationCymru @nation.cymru · 04/04/2025A major milestone has been reached by Wales’ pro-independence movement, with a majority of voters saying they would back Welsh independence if it enabled Wales to rejoin the European Union, according to a new poll ✍️@ShiptonMartinbuff.ly 76328
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Leadbrook ancient woodland & meadows is under threat again by the The North Wales Regional Transport Plan Red Route. A proposed 13km highway that would destroy irreplaceable habitats. Stop this project ever happening. www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/stop-red-routenorthwaleswildlifetrust.org.ukThe Red Route Road Scheme has been scrapped | North Wales Wildlife TrustNorth Wales Wildlife Trust needs your help to stop the Red Route and help save Leadbrook Woods and Meadows. The proposed 13km highway project (A494/A55/Flintshire Corridor) in Flintshire would destroy... 000
Reposted by Efan ap IforCampau Celtaidd Cymru @campauceltaidd.bsky.social · 01/04/2025“Mae’r cyffro’n amlwg”, ddeufis cyn atgyfodi chwaraeon gwerin Cymru – @golwg.360.cymru golwg.360.cymru/newyddion/21...golwg.360.cymru“Mae’r cyffro’n amlwg”, ddeufis cyn atgyfodi chwaraeon gwerin CymruOnd mae corff chwaraeon newydd wedi cyhoeddi eu bwriad i atgyfodi hen gampau hynafol Cymru, er mwyn rhoi bywyd newydd i’n traddodiadau gwerin. Dros y ganrif ddiwethaf, wrth i rygbi a phêl-droed ddod i... 022
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 17/03/2025justgiving.com/crowdfunding...justgiving.comHelp raise £2500 to Revive Traditional Amateur Welsh Sports at the Urdd Eisteddfod/Adfer Campau Amatur Traddodiadol Cymreig yn ystod Eisteddfod yr UrddIʼm raising money to Revive Traditional Amateur Welsh Sports at the Urdd Eisteddfod/Adfer Campau Amatur Traddodiadol Cymreig yn ystod Eisteddfod yr Urdd. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page. 033
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 13/03/2025🏴🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨🏴 Bridgend council is the 17th Welsh council to demand the Crown Estate and its wealth is transferred into Welsh control. The work of YesCymru members making a difference! Join YesCymru today to be a part of the campaign! 02614
Reposted by Efan ap IforCampau Celtaidd Cymru @campauceltaidd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Rydym yn codi £2,500 i atgyfodi gêm hanesyddol Gymreig o’r enw Bando Mae gan y gêm gysylltiadau hanesyddol cryf â Margam, ble cynhelir eisteddfod yr Urdd ym mis Mai eleni ac i ddathlu’r etifeddiaeth bydd Campau Celtaidd Cymru yn cynnal cystadleuaeth bach Bando. justgiving.com/crowdfunding...justgiving.comHelp raise £2500 to fund a children/youth traditional Welsh sports eventIʼm raising money to fund a children/youth traditional Welsh sports event. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page. 011
Reposted by Efan ap IforThe Daily Politik @dailypolitik.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Actor Michael Sheen has helped 900 people in the Port Talbot area of South Wales by buying £1mill worth of strangers’ debt for £100,000, then writing that debt off to expose how big banks and credit finance companies profit from the most vulnerable in society. Channel 4 - 9pm, Monday 10th Marchbbc.comMichael Sheen buys £1m worth of people's debtsThe Hollywood actor has helped 900 people in south Wales with their debts for a new documentary. 2133
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025@sionmun.bsky.social alreit biŵts? Sut wyt ti? Dwi’n moyn cysylltu â ti am prosiect bach. A allet ti’n gyrru DM ataf gyda dy rhif ffôn ogydd? Diolch! 000
Reposted by Efan ap IforLouvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · 04/03/2025It's #PancakeDay! 🥞 In some parts of Wales, it was believed that if pancakes were not made and tossed on this day, there would be little prosperity during the ensuing year. #ShroveTuesday #Wales #History 1542878
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 03/03/2025Pam ymuno â'r Orymdaith dros Annibyniaeth yn y Barri ar 26 Ebrill? 🤔 ❗ RHESWM #6 Ynni a Chyfoeth Naturiol! Mae San Steffan yn elwa tra mae teuluoedd yn cael trafferth talu biliau. Mae annibyniaeth yn rhoi'r cyfle i ni reoli ein hadnoddau ein hunain.. #BeAtBarry #IndyWales 🏴 021
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 04/03/2025Why join the March for Independence in Barry on 26 April! 🤔 ❗REASON #7 Fairer funding for public services! With independence, our wealth would stay in Wales - funding our services instead of Westminster's priorities in England. #BeAtBarry #Annibyniaeth #IndyWales 🏴 082
Reposted by Efan ap IforNationCymru @nation.cymru · 05/01/2025Devolution of the Census Act cannot be regarded as controversial. Wales should have legal competence over data gathering exercises – especially having regard to the need for statistics that serve the public good ✍️ Dr Huw Evans wp.me/p8Mk4U-Tkq 35023
Reposted by Efan ap IforNationCymru @nation.cymru · 05/01/2025Some English reference books describe cynghanedd as ‘the ancient Welsh strict metres’. In so doing, they confine this most beautiful code to a prison with doors double-locked by bygone times and inflexible rules✍️ Mererid Hopwood, Aberystwyth Universitybuff.lyThe greatest poetic metre you’ve probably never heard ofMererid Hopwood, Professor of Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth University Cast your mind back to August, if you can. As that somewhat sun-less summer drew to an end and we pushed fed-up and… 0156
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 17/12/2024Ceredigion becomes latest local authority to vote for devolution of Crown Estate to Wales nation.cymru/news/ce... 43011
Reposted by Efan ap IforYesCymru @yes.cymru · 16/12/2024✍️Petition Devolve The Crown Estate In Wales! We are calling on the Government to devolve the Crown Estate from Westminster to Wales. The Crown Estate profits from resources in Wales, yet the profits don't go to Wales. #DevolveTheCrownEstate #indywales petition.parliament.... 13420
Reposted by Efan ap IforCalvin Jones @calvjones.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Destroy nature or ban humans from owning more than one home? Easy choice it seems. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...theguardian.comHousing must take priority over nature, says Starmer in green belt reform planCouncils given mandatory targets to deliver 370,000 homes a year in England, including through review of green belt boundaries 1164
Reposted by Efan ap IforNationCymru @nation.cymru · 11/12/2024A father from Brecon who helped campaign for Welsh language teaching provision for the Powys town has created a Welsh language alternative to Wordlewp.meCyrdle: The Welsh language alternative to Wordle taking the internet by stormStephen Price A father from Brecon who helped campaign for Welsh language teaching provision for the Powys town has created a Welsh language alternative to Wordle. Laine Skinner, who is a Yoga Instruc... 33513
Reposted by Efan ap IforNationCymru @nation.cymru · 09/12/2024Campaigners have expressed their disappointment at plans for a material recovery facility at a local quarry being approved following officers’ advice that it would be difficult to defend refusal at an appealbuff.lyCampaigners disappointed at quarry decisionAnthony Lewis Local Democracy Reporter Campaigners have expressed their disappointment at plans for a material recovery facility at a local quarry being approved following officers’ advice that it… 012
Reposted by Efan ap IforDr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 24/11/2024⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed. If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath. 👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...uk.bookshop.orgStoryville Books Bookshop UKNestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more. 321097935
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Excellent @hiraethpod.bsky.social episode with @llannerch.bsky.social & Jan Huyton - talking about a sector I was involved in for a decade, #CommunityDevelopment. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...podcasts.apple.comCommunity Development in Wales - a devolution success?Podcast Episode · Hiraeth - Welsh Politics · 02/12/2024 · 38m 210
Efan ap Ifor @efanifor.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Fantastic @hiraethpod.bsky.social episode with Martin speaking about the WelshNot and Welsh language more generally. Anyone who cares about Welsh would find it very interesting podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...podcasts.apple.comThe History and the Politics of the Welsh NotPodcast Episode · Hiraeth - Welsh Politics · 23/11/2024 · 49m 135
Reposted by Efan ap IforOlga Diem 🇺🇦🌊🇺🇸 @olgadiem.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Your fight for truth is weakening the tyranny. #NAFO 513518749